This upper division elective
course is a laboratory life science course where students will study the
structure and basic functions of the human body. The course will concentrate on
the major systems of the body: cells, tissues, integument, skeletal, muscular,
respiratory, circulatory, digestive and nervous.

Prerequisite: successful
completion of biology with a 70% or better

Chapter 1: The Human Body: An Orientation

An Overview of Anatomy and Physiology

Define anatomy and
physiology.

Explain how anatomy and
physiology are related.

Levels of Structural
Organization

Name the levels of
structural organization that make up the human body and explain how they are
related.

Name the organ systems of
the body and briefly state the major functions of each system.

Maintaining Life

List functions that humans
must perform to maintain life.

Define homeostasis and
explain its importance.

Define negative feedback
and describe its role in maintaining homeostasis and normal body function.